BOLSHEVIST
THE HONGK
TIVITY IN CANTON
CORRESPONDENCE
HATURDAY
AUGURI
1995
DY'S DEA
POLICY OF (CLEARING OUT THE WAVERI
CONTINUED,
MANY CHINESE OFFICIALS LEAVING THE CITY
Ax announced in the Daily Prem, the Bolshevista, sines the death of
Liu Chung Hoi, bave been extremely active in conse
consolidating their position. All of those who are suspected of being only lukewarm ad-
herents of the counc 450 being given notice to quit. There are many reports of fighting but these are probably exaggerated. The policy of the Balshevista, we understand, is to disarm all those who might be likely to oppose them in future. They desire that the Whampoa Cadets shall be
the only armed force is the district. Rumours are in circulation that
1 Fook Lam was attacked and defeated but these should be accepted with considerable reserve.. A report reached us that. Li Fook Lam was
threatened but that an attack in fores did not materialise.
According to some reports Wu Hon away. He called upon Wong Ching Wai, Man has escaped from Canton and has the Chairman of the Government, for an gone to Shanghai whilst it is statell that explanation of the occurrence but Wong his brother, who was also placed under was not in. Acting upon Mrs. Wong's arrest by the Reds," was set at liberty advice he set off in a car to the meeting and is now in Hongkong.
of the Military Council and was there immediately arrested, being sent subse quently to Whampoa in custody.
The Wah Tre Fat Po' records in great detail the method of Wu Hon Man
It was reported in the Daily
It is difficult to obtain reliable con Press two days ago that Wa Fon Man's frmation of the repors that he has since residents had been surrounded. Accord-escaped to Shanghai.
ing to the Web Ter Tot Po, Wu and his
Wu-But Ching, brother of Wu Hon
LACK OF WORK
20 THW KDITOR OF THE ** HONGKONG
Brs. Since the strike started there has
·GRAY
Festeriny
was alleged thi an old woman lying
the same house had given him poison.
The Jury comprised. Mesars Scott (foreman), G. R Yallad FF. Ribeiro
195
and
been practically no work of any descrip-into the circumstances arrounding the tion, to be found in the Colony except death of a Chinese boy aged eight that known as "extras" which was only finala temporary and has now ceased. The re- sult is that starvation; literally star vation, is facing many. That in the
position in which I and others are in.
Fancy having to live on half a pound of bread and some ten for several days a stretch, br having to depend on friends. begging¬ze-it-were for a mouthful of fla
Car
food.
Although a bachelor my expenser amount to $50 a month What mush bo the plight of some married men with wives and children to support-Yours
faithfully,
A VICTIM OF THE STRIKE
U.S. CONSUL GENERAL LEAVES.
MR. AND MRS. AE. CARLETON
SAIL TO-DAY.
My and Mrs. A ECarleton are leaving to-day for America by the President Lincoln. Mr. Carlton has been
Dr. J. B. Craig, gave thebody being brough Mortuary from the
There were no external body awas too far decomposed for
mortem examination. – Ha unable to form any opinion that death was due to external causes It might have been possible by analysis of the stomach to say whether the body had been poisoned or not.
Dr. Chin Chi Sun (Assistant M.0.), Tung Wah Hospital, said the boy's father brought the body to the Hospital, asying that he did not know what was the cause of death
The deceased's adopted mother gave evidence, and said that or August 21st she went to work as Po Hing Fong, and
wife were greatly surprised at seeing Man, passed through Hongkong yester in charge of the United States Consulate while at work received news of the boy's the soldiers. Mr. Wu realising that day bound for Macao. He stated that General in Hongkong since September death. She did not know what was the
something serious had happened acted Wu Hon Man was under the protection promptly and brought in her women's of General Has Chứng Chi. wit to cope with the emergency Open-Vernacular papers state that Ngai Bong ing the door of the house she scattered & Ping's house has buried down and handful of coins among the Cadets that Ngai and his family have fled to the great scramble, followed and in the con- West River. General Ngai Hong Fing Jusion Wu Hon Man managed to get was a former Chief of Police in Canton.
•SICK LEAVE” IN CANTON.
MANY OFFICIALS ABSENT THEM SELVES FROM DUTY.
STANDARD OIL, COMPRADORE
Bolsheviks in Canton have assured the relatives of Wong Shiu Tong, compradore of the Standard Oil Company at Hong- keng, that they will assist in the location FROM OUR CHINESE CORRESPONDENT ] and release of this gentleman, who was
number of the members of the
Prince"
captured for ransom last. April në Sha-bo, near Canton City, while inspecting the grave of his parents.
RICE PRQUESTA
last. He came here from Amoy where hoeans of death, but she was told that a had been Consul since 1919. A few years woman named Kwok Kum, living the age he was for some time Vice-Consul in
same house, had given him some green Hongkong
sweets two days before his death. Wit-
nese had had a quarrel with Kwok Kum, which had been maintained for the last
He will take a short leave in América, after which he will probably be appiat ed to s new post. During their stay in Hongkong Mr. and Mrs. Carlton have
made numerous friends.
PICKPOCKET SENTENCED::
AN INCIDENT IN ICE HOUSE STREET.
three years. She alleged that Kwok Kam. had, poisoned the boy in a spirit of
revenge
THE
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LANE CRAWFORDNE the AGENTS
have now on
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MAN WARDROBE
UNKS
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WARDROBE CABIN TRUNKS. FITTED WARDROBE TRUNKS
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Kwok Kum denied ever giving sweeta to the boys
SUIT
Evidence of taking the body to the martuary was given by the father. A
C. 4562
YOUR CLOTHES TO THE CLIMATE.
amall Chinese girl waid thas on August STOCKINGS FOR MEN
19th she was playing with descent when Kwok Kum gave him green sweets to
The Coroner pointed out that while it
Those who are not willing to support
Whilst a mesange coolis of the Inter the full Bolshevik programme may get
national Bank was on his way through out. This intimation has reached a There was a good harvest last spring Ice House Street on Thursday with $60 but the farmers prospects in the north in his pocket, with which he was going party, of which Sun Fe is the acknow-western districts of Kwangtang, for the to pay a bill at Mesars. Elly & Walsh, Talged leader, and many of the officials/autumnu are not promising and it is fear he felt a man's hand in his pocket and was possible that the sweets were poison
ed, that the Province may suffer from a have decided to go while the going is shortage of rice as Kwangsi is at pre-saw a Chinese hurrying away. The man ed, there was no evidence of this, and good
sent suffering. Intest reports from was chased into Chater Road where ha the Jury brought in a verdict of Death Kwangsi state that the guerilla warfare has made peaceful farming im possible was stopped by Mr. B. A. Proulx and s from natural causes. and people had to pay $20 for a picul friend
A PAWNSHOP BURGLED.
GOODS WORTH $4,400 STOLEN.
The Bolsheviks in Canton are now com thing out all whom they regard as "im posters" and on account of the strong reports of Kwansitites selling girls of 8. B. B. McElderry at the Central of rice Chinese newspapers are full of He was charged yesterday before Mr. measures enforced many of the principal 12 or 13 years at 393 or $25 each in Magistracy with being a pickpocket. members of the Kuomintang have absent order to secure money to purchase food. One of the Europeans, Mr. B. A. ed-themselves from the Red meetings. The Bolsheviks are now going to Nan Prouiz, gave evidence Defendant plead ning to reorganize the Governmented mistaken identity and said that he A visit to the Kuomintang departmental there following the Canton pattern and was to commence work with the Tramway day, before MP EW Hamilton, three offices these days will find many “chiefs are telling the people there that they will Company as a driver on September 1st almcat because of illness.
bring blessings upon them.
Ho was found guilty and sentenced to six months hard labour.
CANTON EMBARGO.
SHANGHAI - SHIPPING PAPER'S
COMMENTS.
China and the impoverishment of countless Chinese in that part of the country. - These "rules" amount virtunl- ly to a declaration of war against Great Britain and Japan That they will not
OBITUARY.
MR MJ UPCOTT.
At the Kowloon Magistracy rester-
Chinese, a printer, a shop coolie and an unemployed youth, were charged with having committed an armed robbery at a pawnshop in Bulkeley Street. Two were charged with having had în their possession revolvers and 19 rounds of ammunition. A fourth Chinese was charged with receiving the stolen pro perty.
Mr. Webster and Mr. J. M. Remedios and see the first and third defend
respectively.
Sin Kat Sin, the proprietor, stated. that he and his family were held up at the point of the revolver whilst two of the robbers rifled the shop
There were
he construed as such we have little The death has just taken place at Commenting on the embargo
doubt. There are other and more efied Home of Mr. M. J. Upcott, senior part British and Japanese vessels emanating, Live ways of dealing with such i mitner in the legal firm of Mesta. Drew from Canton, the Shanghai journal Shipter ways which the British and and Napier, Singapore. M
Japanese Governments may bring into The Isto Mr. Upcott, who was only mag and Engineering, states:-
effect, and which would be far more dis about forty five years of age, came out So far as the rules emanating from sirous in their effects to the people of to Singapore almost immediately after the Beds At Canton are concerned, these Canton than the complete application of being admitted as a solicitor at home, four robbers In sil The property stolen males are rendered absurd and in the rate iven above would be to and was admitted to the Singapore bar was, 240 gold ring 148 gold earrings, practicable by the very rabidues of Britain or to Japan. Anyway, whatever an advocate and solicitor in January 139 gold mounted rattan bangles, 30 gold their wording and the impossible imposi may be the outcome, it is consoling 1000. He eventually became a partner buttons, 10 gold Enger rings mounted tions they would seek to bring into know that the whole of the Cantonese in Messrs. Drew and Napier and wa with inde, 4 gold chains, gold cran effect. These rules" should not be people ID not red and that Chinese senior partner at the time of his death ente, 2 strings of pearls mounted with taken too seriously, for bard, economic people in that part of China may them. He several times served on the Buggold and fade stone appendages, 2 pearls Tacts connected with trade and cont-selves realise the danger to China en spore Legislative Council, and was a mounted with silver, 3 gold hair presses, norco cannot be abrogated by such retailed in Bolshevism, and themselves, member of the Executive Council when diamond and gold finger ring. The
mlations; andil, as is extremely turn out the so-called friends whose he left for England a few months ago on total valu nalikel
a serious attempt is made to creed is oppression and whose aims are leave, bring them into effect, the result will be the domination of the Chinese people the complete extermination of Canton and the making of China a huge, belp
the chief trading centre of Southless vassal of Bolshevik Russia.
SHOOTING ON THE BORDER.
TAKULING POLICE STATION
ATTACKED WER
CHINESE SOLDIER WOUNDED.
CAPTAIN JOHN MEATHREL
Captain John Mesthrel passed awa Tat the Victoria Nursing Home Shan
on Friday August 1st, after long illness, in his 58th year. Captain Meath rel was born in 1807 - Devon. He rame China in
Messrs Butt
Apparently in revenge for the shooting their comrade, a party of Chinam recommenced firing at about 10.45 on joined the Arm
Thursday night. About 12 shots were Swire, in whose employ he fired scross the border, in the direction the time of his death Her
of Takuling Police Station, and at least mand of many of the China avigat one shot struck the building
Company's steamers
injabi soldiers at Taku
were fired on by
akuling He is survived by about 3 o'clock on Station had been fired on, and Mr W G. ter in Shanghai, and ternson" / "The Clinew fred Gorried (A 8P New Territories) ord Cheltenháit
shots, to which the Indians, ed the Police to retara' the fire About one: Chiness fell. The re- 20 shots were, fred in return, and the
(took cover ook Chinone” Bre cossed it once.
kept under, observation, ours after the shooting occur- stretcher party, removed the in-
led in some Chinese Bred from a position near Border.
Fong Customs House, just across
A telephone message was sent to Shaung River, whe Shui Station, mying that,
three
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of the shots fired at the stat
been
of Police, LaTS DOW
direction unknown
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